Persian Arts Festival's Shab-e She’r, Wed. Oct. 14th, 6-7:30 pm feat. Sassan Tabatabai! October 14, 2009

PAFs next Shab-e She’r series will feature poet and translator Sassan Tabatabai. Born in Tehran, Iran in 1967 and having lived in the United States since 1980, Sassan’s work has appeared in a number of publications including Levathan Quarterly, Seneca Review, Literary Imagination, Pusteblume: Journal of Translation and The Christian Science Monitor. He is the author of Father of Songs: Rudaki and his Poetry (Rozenberg/Purdue UP, 2008) and the forthcoming Uzunburun: Poems (Pen and Anvil Press, 2009). He is also Poetry Editor of The Republic of Letters. Tabatabai holds a Ph.D. in Persian Literature from Boston University where he currently teaches Persian and the Humanities.

OCTOBER 14, 6-7:30pm
The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012 in Manhattan.
Nearest subway is the 2nd Avenue F train.

An open mic will follow the reading, inviting everyone to read either his or her own poetry or works by other poets, in Persian or English, bearing some connection to Iran or Iranian/Persian culture.

This performance will be streamed LIVE at www.bowerypoetry.com!

Persian Arts Festival (PAF) has successfully revived Shab-e She’r, A Night of (Persian) Poetry, at the Bowery Poetry Club (BPC) but with a modern, new generational spin. The program has made its comeback and expanded what tends to be a very classical Persian tradition to feature modern works of literature, ranging from fictional novels to memoirs. Entering into its third season, PAF and BPC continue to host readings of well-established and emerging authors who are of Persian descent or specialize in Persian literature. Readers have included Nahid Rachlin, Manijeh Nasrabadi and Joe Martin to name a few.

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